Dives in Misericordia (On the Mercy of God) : Encyclical Letter / John Paul II

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I He who sees me sees the father ...5 1. The revelation of mercy ...5 2. The incarnation of mercy ...7 II The messianic message ..10 3. When christ began to do and to teach ...10 III The old testment ...13 IV The parable of the prodigal son ...18 5. An analogy ...18 6. Particular concentration on human dignity ...20 V The paschal mystery ...23 7. Mercy revealed in the cross and resurrection ...23 8. Love more powerful than death, more powerful than sin ...26 9. Mother of mercy ...29 VI Mercy from generation to generation ...31 10. An image of our generation ...31 11. Sources of uneasiness ..32 12. Is justice enough ...34 VII The mercy of god in the mission of the church ...37 13. The church professes the mercy of god and proclaims it ...37 14. The church seeks to put mercy into practice ...40 VIII The prayer of the church in our times ...46 15. The church appeals to the mercy of god ....46